These reviews were originally posted on ISCABBS.

Underworld
"Push Upstairs" Disc 1
It's got the album version, along with a damned *house* mix by Roger Sanchez
and a boring techno mix from Adam Beyer (who I've never heard of, but
apparently, he's becoming all the rage.) The Roger S Blue Plastic People Mix
is a horrible idea in both concept and its final execution, with the house
beats removing the edge the song had originally and turning it into a mid-set
130 bpm track that bores the pants off me.

Underworld
"Push Upstairs" Disc 2
Now this is more like it! An extended mix of the track (called The Large
Unit), along with a Darren Price remix that's got this wicked bassline and a
new track called "Please Help Me." The last one starts off sort of ambient, a
bit like Pink Floyd's more spacy stuff and then gets into the usual Underworld
business - really enjoyable.

Orbital
"Style" Disc 1
Three tracks, first off the original "Style," which I was most impressed by - a
lovely melody, clever samples, and funkier than normal beats. "Mock Tudor" is
next, and it made no real impression with me. "Old Style" is a fun remix of the
title track.

Orbital
"Style" Disc 2
"Bagpipe Style." You read that right, BAGPIPES. Fucking great and fun. "An
Fhomhair" follows and is enjoyable with a great vocal by Pooka that's all kinds
of messed up by P+P. Last comes "New Style," which makes me think of Depeche
Mode and Money Mark having a bastard offspring raised by Orbital. Fun, and the
bassline is nice.

Orbital
The Middle of Nowhere
Found it at the beginning of the weekend and have been listening to it
non-stop, along with Resident: Two Years of Oakenfold at Cream.
Opening with "Way Out->", some of the usual Hartnoll post-Snivilsation melodic
variation on techno, it's an interesting journey to "Style," the last track and
new single from the band. "Spare Parts Express" blends with the end of "Way
Out ->" in a style very reminiscent of the techno suite of the brown album.
"Know Where To Run" crashes in and grinds along before an angry female vocal
starts screaming and ranting and "I Don't Know You People" begins. "Otono"
features the vocals of Pooka ("An Fromhair" from the single is a remix of this
track) and it's the closest the Brothers Harnoll have come to producing a pop
song since the 4-minute edit of "Are We Here?" This is one of my favorite
tracks, the burbling synths, the production on the vocals, and the lovely beat
all combine to make me very happy with the Sonys strapped on my head. "Nothing
Left" comes in two parts and is likely to be Voivod's favorite with the harder
beat and "Lush"-like melodies. This is a different album for Orbital, while
still undeniably their record. Eight out of Ten from me.

Paul Oakenfold
Resident. Two years of Oakenfold at Cream.
Oakey's just left a two-year residency at England's premiere superclub and
they've decided to commemorate his time there with a two-disc set, recorded
live from two different nights. They apparently miked the crowd so you hear
chants of "Oakey! Oakey!" in the quiet bits of the big choons. Highlights?
Too many to go through step-by-step, but disc one's artists include YTraxx
(with "Mystery Land), Tilt, Brainbug, Underworld, BBE, LSH, and Man With No
Name. Disc 2 is favored a bit by me, with the Perfecto remix of "White Open
Spaces" by Mansun, "Skydive," the big vocal track by Freefall featuring Jan
Johnson from BT's "Remember", the Tilt take on "Children", and 11 other tracks
provide an uplifting mix. I give this 10/10, and not just 'cause Oakey did it,
Dan.